Mu Yangling simply followed the villagers of Sipan Village in the military camp to learn the various habits of corn.

She has only seen other people grow corn and knows the general steps, but the details are not as familiar as the villagers in Sipan Village. Since Qi Xiuyuan has decided that the main object of cultivation in the entire military region is corn, of course she has to learn more deeply. .

The corn cobs were dried and the corn kernels were rubbed with their hands. Because the sun was strong enough, within half a month, Zhuang Dawei announced, "This corn can be used as a seed, and it can be stored without drying it."

Qi Haoran brought someone over to weigh him.

The villagers of Sipan Village gathered around and occupied the innermost floor. They looked at the scales eagerly. As the numbers were reported, many villagers wiped away tears.

Only the peasants who were recruited to study were still a little dazed, and they didn't quite understand why the villagers of Sipan Village were so excited.

The accountant wrote down the weights with a wool note, and then added them up with an abacus. When the last bag of corn was weighed, he dialed the abacus a few times to get the data. At the same time, Mu Yangling also had the data in his heart. It is 16,600 catties, and the yield per mu is 572 catties.

The yield per mu is very low for modern times, but it is an innovation for the people here.

Several older villagers in Sipan Village sat directly on the ground and cried, "Ancestor, look, this corn has been grown! High yield, the emperor didn't lie to us, and the county magistrate didn't lie to us, yes. We are incapable of planting it wrong!"

Zhuang Dawei also wiped his tears and said: "Corn is rice, we think about rice, rice, millet, etc., we directly scatter the seeds and keep the water, but who knows how corn is grown like this, I haven't seen it when I grow up After such a big corn cobs, the village grows a small one, with a dozen or so corn kernels on top..”

Qi Haoran walked up to Mu Yangling and said, "You're right, only the villagers of Sipan Village deserve this achievement."

Mu Yangling thought, if Emperor Sejong could foreshadow this and leave the corn cultivation method behind and die, the world would not be the same, and the villagers of Sipan Village would not have died for such a goal. isolated for nearly a hundred years.

Qi Haoran was not as sentimental as Mu Yangling, he only felt sorry for a moment, then turned around and sent someone to report to Qi Xiuyuan.

Qi Xiuyuan took people to Xingyuan Mansion, including Rongze and Fan Zijin, and Qi Haoran realized that Mrs. Qin's birthday was coming.

Qi Haoran was stunned for a moment and then howled: "Brother, why didn't you take me with you?"

Of course, it was because Qi Haoran couldn’t leave in the fifth battalion, so Qi Xiuyuan simply didn’t take him with him. Although Qi Haoran was angry that he was left behind, he still had to work hard to store all the corn and send troops to guard it day and night.

Then they asked the people from Sipan Village to look at their wheat fields and asked, "This wheat is about to be harvested. After harvesting, we will plant corn immediately. Can we really guarantee the harvest before winter?" Then he said, "Everywhere is dry now. , the river in our Mingshui County is drying up now, can this corn endure it?"

The people of Sipan Village all looked at Zhuang Dawei. Zhuang Dawei's family is the best farmer in their village. He still has to ask him about this kind of land.

Zhuang Dawei looked at the already golden wheat field, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, we have also discovered over the years that this corn is different from rice and millet. It is drought tolerant and there is no need for water in the field, so it shouldn't be a problem, but Basal fertilizer and top dressing have to keep up.”

Qi Haoran smiled and said: "Master, there is nothing here, just someone, are you afraid of not getting fat?"

It’s been a year since he’d been with Mu Yangling, and Qi Haoran had long understood that the so-called farmyard manure was that Yexiang.

"Don't worry," Qi Haoran assured: "The five battalions are not enough, there are still one, two, three or four battalions above, and the feces and urine of 30,000 people are not enough for you?"

Mu Yangling gave him an elbow and said, "Speak politely."

Qi Haoran rolled his eyes and said, "Master wants to be gentle, do they understand?" Qi Haoran looked around and said, "Okay, since it has been decided, let's start harvesting wheat in two days. The army is on holiday, so it will be quicker, as soon as the wheat is collected, corn will be planted immediately, and all the harvest will be returned to the army camp.”

After Qi Haoran finished speaking, he waved his hand and asked the four thousand households to declare with the conditions set by Rongze. He pulled Mu Yangling aside and said, "Brother is too risky, if the corn harvest this year is good, some people can almost If you cancel all the rations for next year, if there is no drought next year, will the whole army have to eat polenta?"

Qi Haoran was curious two days ago. He took two catties and ground it into shredded corn, and asked people to cook porridge. The corn porridge that had been boiled for nearly an hour made him swallow it for a long time. The first few times it was fine. After eating it a few times, he was afraid that his cheeks would be chewed.

"What are you afraid of? If the harvest is good at that time, you will sell the corn to buy flour or rice, otherwise you will exchange it. Even if you exchange two catties of corn for one catty of rice, you will not lose any money. Think about it. To offset the military ration of 100 catties of wheat, you are equivalent to letting people exchange 6 catties of corn with you for one catty of wheat."

Qi Haoran defended: "But this kind of seed, we made all the fertilizers, we made the technology, and we also took care of the manpower. For this season's wheat, the master's military training plan was cut in half."

Mu Yangling patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's going to be long in Japan, isn't the most important thing now to ensure the army's food and grass, otherwise the first battalion and the second battalion will not have the strength to go to the battlefield."

The first battalion and the second battalion are the elites of the western battalion. Qi Xiuyuan can’t treat them badly even if he is hungry. Qi Haoran also understands this. How to protect the home and the country?

The fifth battalion is mostly miscellaneous. In this case, sacrificing the training time of the fifth battalion to ensure the supply of food and grass is undoubtedly a comprehensive consideration.

Mu Yangling and Qi Haoran went back together. When they reached the intersection, Mu Yangling couldn't help but stop, grabbed Qi Haoran, and said in a low voice, "Qi Haoran, the corn thing can't be announced yet, you have been careful about the warehouse recently. ."

Qi Haoran frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"

Mu Yangling continued to walk forward, but his eyes glanced to the side of the intersection, and said calmly: "There are too many strangers passing by our Chenggu Village these two days."

Qi Haoran didn't realize that, he was a little surprised by Mu Yangling's statement that since the corn was harvested, he had sent people to stay in Chenggu Village, and also spread the word to the military households under him. He couldn't spread a word about corn. , there was nothing unusual in the responses of those who stayed behind these days.

Qi Haoran looked up and looked around, and found that there was nothing unusual about the people carrying hoes. After all, he was not familiar with the family members of the military households below, so he could not be sure that they were all from Chenggu Village.